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Oct. 18, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Perry today
announced his Tennessee campaign leadership team, naming Lt. Gov. Ron
Ramsey state campaign chairman, former California Lt. Gov. Mike Curb
honorary campaign chairman and Stephen Smith state finance chairman. He
also named his state finance leadership team.
“To get our country working again, we need strong leadership,” said
Gov. Perry. “Mike, Ron, and Steve are well-respected and proven
leaders who share my vision for a stronger America with more jobs, more
freedom and less government intrusion in the lives of our citizens.
With their help, we will run a spirited campaign in Tennessee, and in
2012 we’ll get America working again.”
Mike Curb is the former Lt. Gov. of California and past national
finance chairman for the Republican National Committee. He is owner of
Curb Records, one of the most successful independent record companies
in the world. As a prominent songwriter and producer, Curb has been
recognized with several prestigious awards including Producer of the
Year by Billboard in 1972, and Country Music Label of the Year in 2001
by leading trade magazines. He is chair of the Mike Curb Foundation,
which supports music education and restoration efforts of historic
music locations, and is responsible for the development of art and
entertainment centers at Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities. In 2007,
Curb was named Nashvillian of the Year.
Ron
Ramsey is Lt. Gov. and Senate Speaker of the State of Tennessee, the
first Republican to be elected Senate Speaker in 140 years and the
longest serving Republican Senate Speaker in Tennessee history. Ramsey
previously served two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives
and was elected to the State Senate in 1996, and helped achieve GOP
majority in the chamber in 2007. In 2008, Lt. Gov. Ramsey served as
chairman of the Tennessee delegation to the Republican National
Convention and in 2009, served as national chairman of the Republican
Lt. Governor’s Association. Additionally, Ramsey is owner of Ron Ramsey
and Associates, a real estate and auction company, and graduated from
East Tennessee State University.
Stephen Smith is chairman of Haury and Smith Contractors, Inc., a
55-year-old building and development company. He formerly served as
national finance co-chair for Sen. Lamar Alexander’s 1996 and 2000
presidential campaigns, and is one of three Tennesseans to achieve
Super Ranger status in President George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign. He was
also national finance chairman for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s
leadership political action committee, VOLPAC, and served as finance
chairman for Sen. Lamar Alexander’s 2008 reelection campaign. Mr. Smith
attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he serves on the Blue
Raider Athletic Association’s board of directors and President's
Council.
Gov. Perry also named the following individuals to lead his Tennessee
finance team:
Dr. Larry Bates
Tom Beasley, former Tennessee GOP Chairman
Bob Davis, former Tennessee GOP Chairman
Howard “Butch” Eley
John Elkington
James Gregory
JR Hand
Bill Henson
Willis Johnson
Monty Lankford
Albert McCall
Dr. Paul and Carla McCombs
Andy Miller
Dick Powell
Reese Smith
Howard Wall, former Rutherford County GOP Chairman
Henny Weisinger
Brad Williams
For more information about Gov. Rick Perry’s record, presidential
campaign and plan to get America working again, please visit: www.rickperry.org.